Jacobson Keynote Speaker at Rhode Island Meeting, AP Reports

The Associated Press reported that George Jacobson, Maine’s state climatologist and professor emeritus of biology, ecology and climate change at the University of Maine, will be the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of Rhode Island’s Nursery and Landscape Association on Jan. 16 and 17 at the University of Rhode Island. Jacobson plans to discuss the likely effect of climate change on “green” industries in New England and what can be done to prepare. The Republic, Daily Journal and Times Union carried the AP report.